First report of Enterobacter Cloacae causing Stem Rot on Tobacco in China

Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L) is one of the most important economic and agricultural crops in China. Guizhou province produces nearly 30% of the total production. In the summer of 2010 and 2011, a sample with stem rot was collected in the commercial field in “Pan xian” of Guizhou province. The pathogen was identified as Enterobacter cloacae on the basis of morphology, sequence of 16S region of rDNA. This information provides new material for plant disease research in tobacco of China, This manuscript is the first report of E. cloacae causing stem rot on tobacco in China and the disease must be considered in existing disease management practices